Current drawing project is a blooming dogwood tree: entire tree, bough showing the lovely upward curves of the twigs, and individual blossom. I’m taking photos often because the likelihood I’ll wreck it at some point is high. The non-repro blue pencil sketch:
Today the weather in Portland is perfect– walking at noon wasn’t too warm, but the sun shone and the bees worked the roses and lavender. A selfie before setting out for the local Italian bakery.
Shortly after this I tripped on the sidewalk and had to come home to dress my road-rashed palms, but it wasn’t too bad and I prevailed, acquiring tiramisu.
Middle grade novels: I find many of them very immersive and emotionally engaging while I’m reading them, add them to my “best of the year” prospects list, then go back in a few months and can barely remember them. What’s that all about? They’re good, and very well-written, but they don’t stick. Anyway, these pulled me in recently and I’m going to read more by their authors:
- The Moon Without Stars, by Chanel Miller
- The Experiment, by Rebecca Stead
- Mountain Upside Down, by Sara Ryan